Food Systems in Africa : Rethinking the Role of Markets.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Context: Food Supply and Distribution Infrastructure: The Heart of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- The Role of Food Supply and Distribution Infrastructure in Improving Food System Sustainability -- Rethinking Market Infrastructure in Order to Design Sustainable Food System Policies -- Principal Findings -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 1 African Cities and Food Systems: Rethinking the Role of Market Infrastructure -- Rethinking Food Supply and Distribution Infrastructure to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- Rethinking Market Infrastructure in Order to Design Sustainable Food System Policies -- Urbanization, Globalization, and Middle-Class Consumers in Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Niger -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2 Access to Food: The Role of Physical Infrastructure in Abidjan, Rabat, and Niamey -- The Role of Infrastructure in Matching Supply with Demand -- From Producers to Market Infrastructure: The Effects of Globalization and Urbanization on Rural and Urban Lands -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 New Private Sector and Government Institutions: Facilitating Market Matching in Abidjan, Rabat, and Niamey -- Context and Problem Identification -- Developing Private Sector Arrangements to Facilitate Food Supply and Distribution -- The Limits of Private Sector Solutions and Public Institutions' Interventions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Boxes -- 1.1 Sources Consulted for This Volume: A Theoretical Summary and Three Case Studies -- 3.1 The ANOPACI MIS Information Collection Method -- Figures -- O.1 Organization of This Volume -- O.2 Centrifugal and Centralizing Forces Affecting Farms: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Niger.

1.1 Food System Activities and Actors -- 2.1 Centrifugal and Centralizing Forces Affecting Farms: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Niger -- 2.2 Simplified Food Distribution System -- 2.3 Wholesale and Retail Market Configurations -- 2.4 Consumers' Criteria for Selecting a Location to Purchase Food: Abidjan, Rabat, and Niamey -- 2.5 Relative Formality of Consumer Food Supply Options -- 2.6 The Multilevel Governance of Food Systems -- Graphs -- 1.1 Population Growth in Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Niger Compared with North and Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2017 -- 1.2 Urban Population Growth in Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Niger Compared with North and Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2017 -- 1.3 Food as a Share of Household Spending -- 1.4 Grain Imports: West Africa and North Africa, 1960-2013 -- 1.5 Grain Imports: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Niger, 1960-2013 -- 1.6 Origin of Food Products Consumed in Cameroon by Rural and Urban Area, 2001 and 2007 -- 2.1 Number of Intermediaries by Farms' Distance to City -- 2.2 Number of Inhabitants per Neighborhood and Market, Abidjan -- 2.3 Price of a 25-Kilogram Box of Tomatoes: Burkina Faso and Niger, April 2015-April 2016 -- 2.4 Wholesale Price of 50-Kilogram Bag of Moringa: Déjmadjé and Harobanda (Niamey) Markets, April 2015-April 2016 -- 3.1 Correlation between GDP and Cost of Enforcing Contracts -- 3.2 Rule of Law Index: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Niger, Other Regions, and World -- 3.3 Security of Contracts and Transactions Index by Sector: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Niger, and Rest of World -- 3.4 Trust Levels: Morocco, Other Countries, and World, 2013 -- 3.5 Security of Contracts and Transactions Index in Markets for Goods and Services: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Niger, and Rest of World -- 3.6 Credit Use: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Niger, and World, 2017.

3.7 Reasons for Level of Access to Financial Services: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Niger, 2017 -- Maps -- 2.1 Tomato Flows to Niamey -- 2.2 Millet Flows to Niamey -- 2.3 Produce Flows to Rabat -- 2.4 Intermarket Distribution of Fresh and Dried Products, Niamey -- 2.5 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Flows from Wholesale Markets in Rabat and Salé to Retail Markets -- 2.6 Shoppers' Places of Residence and Alternative Markets: Adjamé Forum and Banco 2 Market, Abidjan -- 2.7 Types of Food Retailers in Rabat's Hay Riad Neighborhood, 2004 and 2016 -- 2.8 Location of Large and Medium-Size Supermarkets: Rabat, Salé, and Témara, 2016 -- Table -- 2.1 Food Product Origins: Abidjan, Rabat, and Niamey -- Blank Page.

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